Working with Young People
A collection of articles, links and research designed to help cinemas and organisations interested in developing young audiences, aged 16-30.
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[VID] New Initiatives to Attract Young Audiences to Cinema – Europa Cinemas Conference
cinema nation was asked to speak at the 18th Europa Cinemas Conference, held in Athens between 21-24 November 2013. As part of a workshop on the future of cinemas, Michael delivered a fast paced overview of how to prepare yourself with working with young audiences.
Disability Inclusion Toolkit – Enabling Inclusive Youth Work
Developing Inclusive Youth work requires no extra special sets of skills, but in the case of working with children and young people who are deaf this would require learning Sign Language. In fact there’s nothing ‘special’ going on at all. Inclusion is just good practice. it is a ongoing process and not an end in … More
Building a culture of youth engagement
‘Youth voice’ and ‘youth participation’ has been a growing movement in a number of sectors for a long time. But the phrase ‘youth engagement’ is often overused and misunderstood. Effective youth engagement is one of the most critical priorities for organisations working with young people. With everyone keen to ‘do it’, many are considering how … More
What do young people really want from your cinema?
On a fairly frequent basis – at events, during workshops, in articles – I’ve heard people say that young people aren’t that interested in the cinema anymore. Which would be a huge cause for concern if it were true. However, in her excellent recent article for Sight & Sound, Screening it for themselves: young DIY British … More
Cut Out of the Picture: A study of gender inequality among directors within the UK film industry
Directors UK today urges the film industry to take decisive action to tackle the issue of gender inequality among film directors in the UK, calling for 50% of publicly funded films in the UK to be directed by women by 2020. This call comes off the back of a new report commissioned by Directors UK, which shows that the … More
#PressForProgress: Evidencing gender inequality in the arts
Many women still feel invisible in the arts – underpaid and under-represented. We need to adopt more innovative ways of tracking gender balance.
Calling the Shots: Women and Contemporary Film Culture in the UK
Calling the Shots: Women and Contemporary Film Culture in the UK, 2000-2015 is a large Arts and Humanities Research Council funded (£589,710) four-year project researching and writing the contemporary history of women working in the UK film industry.
Websites, organisations and charities (UK-based)
A list of contemporary, UK feminist organisations.
F-Rating
The F-Rating is applied to films by cinemas and film festivals giving moviegoers an easily identifiable label so they can choose films that fairly represent women on screen and behind the camera. Highlighting these films sends a clear message to distributors, producers and funders that women can and should have more than just a supporting … More
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